Multimedia Design Schools

Multimedia design schools embrace a multi-disciplinary approach that combines study in areas of graphic design, commercial communications, web design, visual arts, and animation. Students learn how to work with different types of media to create a wide range of products for film, television, online media, video games and interactive educational software. Graduates are prepared for fast-growing careers in design, marketing, advertising, and visual arts.

Multimedia design is sometimes confused with graphic design, but as graphic designers most commonly work in static design, such as in print and packaging design, multimedia designers typically work with animation and motion graphics for the web, PowerPoint and Flash presentations. For example, Flash is a multimedia program that allows for basic animation. You don’t need to be a programmer to use it, but having basic knowledge of the program will help you to do more with the program.

Multimedia design is one of the fastest-growing career fields in the arts. It is also one of the most exciting. A multimedia designer bridges the gap between a number of disciplines, making these designers an excellent choice for clients. From television and movies to websites and video games, multimedia designers use their talents and skills in animation, technology, and graphic design to create products that inform and entertain.

Multimedia design schools take tech savvy individuals and teach them how to create innovative projects like websites, games, apps, streaming video, and social networks. These highly-specialized schools prepare students for careers in advertising agencies, marketing departments, animation studios, and in film development; just to name a few. Students acquire skills in areas of web page creation, marketing collateral, advertising fundamentals, Adobe certification, enhancement and correction of digital images, and creating instructional and education presentations, as well as how to use blending tools, gradients, transparency, and various effects; model design and construction, motion design, visual communication, and type and typography. Individuals also learn soft skills like how to work in a team, communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and decision-making.

The field of multimedia design is competitive. Knowing and understanding that fact will help in your decision to research and find the best multimedia design program to match your career goals. On this page, we provide a list of the nation’s best multimedia design schools, along with guides and links to additional resources for students seeking education or training in a specific area of focus.

Featured Multimedia design Programs:

Carnegie Mellon University School of Design

The School of Design is one of the nation's only institutions to offer degrees at 3 levels: BA, MA and PhD, within a multi-disciplinary research context.

School Type : Private

Enrollment : 12,963

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New York University - Steinhardt

35 W. 4th Street, Suite 1077 - New York, NY 10012

NYU Steinhardt is famous for its intensive & systematic training of music students in their area of specialization. With superb academic resources, students receive an education of the highest caliber.

School Type : Private

Enrollment : 50,027

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University of Georgia

The state of Georgia’s flagship program; the Lamar Dodd School of Art, believes art and design are essential to quality of life. The program develops both the scholarly and creative potential of students.

School Type : Public

Enrollment : 36,130

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Michigan State University - School of Art, Art History & Design

220 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824

Michigan State University - School of Art, Art History & Design (AAHD) offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Textile Design, Apparel, Studio Art, Art Education and Art History. Focusing on both the aesthetic and conceptual elements of education in the visual arts, the Department is committed to developing an appreciation for both its creative and historical aspects. Students are challenged to embark on the learning adventure of a lifetime by experiencing the cultural life of the community, student exhibitions and the visiting artist and scholar lecture series; just to name a few.

School Type : Public

Enrollment : 50,538

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University of Oregon - Department of Art

The University of Oregon’s Department of Art is integral to a major research university, obviating the Department’s vast resources for its 500 majors. Located in the lush environment of the Northwest, the Department’s curricula embrace a wide range of media through which students learn: diverse practices, the inextricable link between thinking and making, material techniques, technical skills, and the modalities of conceptual thinking and critical understanding.

State University of New York at New Paltz

Florida State University - College of Fine Arts

222 S. Copeland Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1037

School Type : Public

Enrollment : 40,830

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Texas A&M University

3137 TAMU, College Station, TX 77840

In response to the widespread growth of imaging, media systems and high technology information; Texas A&M developed its Visualization Laboratory and the Visualization Academic Program. Degrees available are BS, MA, MFA-V and PhD.

School Type : Public

Enrollment : 12,928

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